Armando Deleon Luquias

Armando was born in 1933 in Cavite, Philippines. Drawn by a spirit of service and a desire for a better life, he emigrated to the United States in 1956 through the U.S. Navy Filipino Enlistment Program. While stationed in Newport, Rhode Island, he met and married the love of his life, Pauline Bliven, in 1959, and together they built a life defined by devotion, hard work, and quiet strength.Over the next four decades, Armando served his adopted country with honor, raising four children alongside Pauline before retiring to San Diego, California in 1976 after 20 years of faithful military service. He and Pauline shared 31 years of marriage until her passing in 1990, a loss he carried with grace and without bitterness for the rest of his days.Armando will be remembered as a man who needed little beyond his faith, his family, and his integrity. He lived simply and deliberately, his life a steady testimony to the values he held dear — loyalty, perseverance, and an unwavering love for those in his care.He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Pauline. He is survived by his four children, Rick, Maria, Melissa, and Deana; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.A sailor who found his true north in family, and never once lost his bearing.